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Serum visfatin and vaspin levels in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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PloS one [PLoS One] 2020 Jan 14; Vol. 15 (1), pp. e0227459. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 14 (Print Publication: 2020). - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common liver cancer, accountable for 90% cases. Visfatin and vaspin are adipocytokines with various suggested functions and proven significant correlations between BMI and percentage of body fat. The aim was to assess visfatin and vaspin serum levels in HCC patients and controls, compare their levels in patients with different cancer etiology and grade assessed according to the Barcelona-Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system. The additional aim was to analyze relationship between analyzed adipokines and metabolic abnormalities and liver disfunction severity. The study was performed on 69 cirrhotic patients (54 males/15 females) with HCC, aged 59.0 ± 12.1 years, and with BMI 29.0 ± 4.5 kg/m2 compared to 20 healthy volunteers. Serum visfatin and vaspin concentrations were significantly increased in HCC patients compared to controls (p = 0.01 and p = 0.02, respectively). Serum vaspin was significantly higher in HCC patients with viral compared to those with non-viral etiology (p = 0.02), with more evident increase in chronic hepatitis C patients (CHC). Serum visfatin levels were significantly higher in patients with higher insulin resistance (p = 0.04) and with platelets count > 100 000/mm3 (p<0.001). Patients with BMI >30 kg/m2 had markedly up-regulated vaspin levels (p = 0.04). There was no difference in vaspin and visfatin serum levels with respect to liver dysfunction and BCLC classification. In conclusion, our study revealed serum vaspin and visfatin to be significantly increased in HCC patients independently of cancer etiology compared to controls. Additionally, serum vaspin was elevated in viral disease, especially in CHC. Vaspin up-regulation can be a compensatory mechanism against IR in HCC patients. Serum visfatin and vaspin, although up-regulated, seem not to be associated with cancer grade and cirrhosis severity.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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- Aged
Body Mass Index
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular blood
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular complications
Case-Control Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 complications
Female
Hepatitis C, Chronic complications
Hepatitis C, Chronic virology
Humans
Insulin Resistance
Liver Cirrhosis complications
Liver Neoplasms blood
Liver Neoplasms complications
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Platelet Count
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular pathology
Liver Neoplasms pathology
Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase blood
Serpins blood
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1932-6203
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- PloS one
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31935230
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227459